Crushing and pulverizing mill.



C. A. BORN,- J. 0. LUDLAMz C. F. a C. BONNOT.

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'0. A. DOEN, J. O. LUDLAM &-G. E'. & L. C. BONN URUSHING AND PULVERIZING MILL.l AlfPLIoATIoN FILED Nov. 14, 1907.

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GRUSHING AND PULVERIZING MILL.

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VJITNESSES .GHILES A; BORN, .TORNO LUDLAM, AND CHARLES r. BONNOT, OF (xx'rON, ANI LOUIS O.

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BONNOT, or LOUISVILLE, OHIO.

CRUSEING AND PULVERIZING MILL.

No'. sessies. A

Speoication O1" Letters Patent.

Patented June 8, 1909.

Applicatiirmed November it, 1907. sesamo. 402,149. Y

training partei this-spec' cation, in which` Figure. 1 'is e perspective` view of a crushlng or: ',ulverizmg mill embodying our inven- `Fig'. 31s afsectionfonthe line ill-IH oi Fig.v T ,Zyifigrdjislej verticalsection through the mainfportion of the'machinethe plane of thel section being'fat right'cngles to thesection shown in Fie'. 2; Fig. 5 is a detail view showing one of t e disks or plates between which 'thecrushing wheels are located, with the Blows-in section;` Fig. 6 is a section on the 'ne VI-V of lFig. 5; Fig. 7 is a lan view of that portionI of the machine be ow the line V II--VH of` Fig. 4 Fig. 8 is a sectional view of the grinding portion ofthe machine with the Working parts removed; Fig. 9 is a view ysiinilarto Fig. 2, but showing a modification; 'and Figli() is a top planV view.

' Our invention relates to the class of crushing or pulverizing machines such as aroused for crushing or pulverizong coal, coke, lime, cement, etc.;and is designed lto provide a simple `and efficient machinefor such purpose which will pulverize materialsv rapidly and economically. y

A' further object of the invention is to provide a machine oi this character havin@ a large screening capacity amply equal to tlict of its crushing or pulvcrizing capacity, and in which the parts are so arranged as to pre. vent Aclogging or choking of the screens. Also to provide Ineens whereby the coarser particles which are separated out by the i screens .drop back ,to the crushing chamber for its further ectiom' A still further Object is to prevent the discharge of dust from the machine, and to make it readily accessible in all its perte, for repairs or changes.

Our invention will be best understood byv reference to the accompanying drawings, whichraill now-be described, it being premisedyiiotveventhat vcrious'chengss may be' es essere .tothe accom .anying drawings,v

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out departing from the spirit und scopo oi' our .invention as deiincd by thc appended claims.

In these drawings, thernumcral 2 desig-A notes the main or driving shaft, which is journalcd in suitable bearings 3, which may be driven by a belt pulley 4, or other suitable gearing, through the medium oi n` clutch 5 oft' any approved form. The overhung en d portion of the shalt l extends through a casing j 6, which forms thc'crushing or pulver-ming chamber of the Inu-chine. Placedccntrally of snid chamber is an annuler track or 7, which is rigidly secured in the casing 6',A and whose inner face forms the surface against which work a series ol` crushing or pulvcrizing whccls 8. These wheels are located between two disks or plates 9 (one ol which is shown'in detail in Fig. 5) which are rigidly secured to the shaft 2 within the crushingr Or pulvcrizing chamber. For driv ing these wheels they src provided with gud-` geons l() at each side, which are dropped loosely into open slots or pockets l1 in the disks or lates 9. These slots aro preferably rovide( with renewable linings 12, as shown 1n Figs. 5 sind (i, to take the wear, und which can be removed andreplaccd when neccs- The wheels are free Lo inovc l'rccl y in these slots, and are thrown outwardly by the centrifugal 'force ol' rotation into contact with the ring and with the materiel to be crushed Or pulverized. The slots or pockets `1l in the disks or platos 9 simply serve as means for driving the crushing wheels. By this construction, the uncvcnncss ol' the niaterials being worked upon docs not-impart any jarring or vibration to the main slml't 2, since the rollers are ireo to yield' individually to the material. These slots or pockets bcing open at their outer ends, the centrifugal force ol' rotation will keep them clear ol' the materialv Secured between these wheels are plows Or scoops 13 which project beyond the periphery oi' the disks or platos 9, as best shown in F i and 5. Those plows or scoops are of general U-shape and are inclined in a rearward direction with respect to the direction of rotation Oi the carrier, with their side walls diverging in the direction ci' rotation oi the carrier. The material fed into V more Or less compact mass et the bottom oi' itile grinding chamber, and these plows or Scoops .displace this materiairom the bottom, making a path for the crushing wheels, and distributing the material evenly over the entire inner surface of the track or ring 7 directly in the path of therollers. The scoops or plows being wider than the track or ring, they lift or throw the material u wardly into the screening chamber in t e manner hereinafter described. They also assist in creating a suction Within the crushing or pulverizing chamber, which draws in air from the outside, and thus tends tovery largely prevent the discharge of dust` into the room. This action is further assisted by the wings or vanes'lb which are carried by the platesor disks 9 at their outer sides. These vanes or wings create a Afurther suction action, and also scrveto direct the ma terial inwardly tothe action of the grinding elements. Each scoop is preferably pro- -vided with a separate removable wearing portion 13, which can bereadily removed and renewed when worn.

Above the crushing or pulverizing chamber is a screen chamber 14, of a diameter very considerably greater than the width of the 'crushing or pulverizing chamber. This screen chamber is preferably of circular form and contains therein an inner screen 15 of relatively coarse mesh, Vwhich may consist ol' a perforated metal plate, and an outer concentric screen 1G of line mesh, such as fine wire gauze. That ortion ol' the screen chamber which is incloscd by the inner screen 15 is open at its bottom and communicates centrally with the crushing or pulverizing chamber, which is open at its top except for the ring 7. Placed at each side of the upper portion ol the crushing or pulverizing chamber, and below the screen chamber, are the arched hoods 17. These arches or hoods direct the return material to the grinding rollei's, where it is easily and thoroughly operated on bytherolls. The two concentric screens also open at their lower portions into the space above the arched hoods 17. The inner screen may be conveniently supported on brackets 18'on the iianged ring carried by the intermediate hopper section 17'-. This intermediate hoppcr section 17Ll loi-nis the connection beltween the 'crushing or pulverizing chamber and the screening chamber, and is of decreasing diameter toward its lower end,

whereby the coarser material separated out by the screensis directed back to the further action ol' the grinding elements, and the crushing or puiverizing chamber 'is itself made of relatively small compact i'orin.

Extending centrally into th(` inner screen chamber is a shaft 1l) jouriialcd in suitable bearings 2() on the top of thc machine and driven by a belt 21 l'roin the shaft 2, oi' in any suitable manner. This shalt carries distributing blades 22, which are set at a slight angle, for the purpose of distributing the niaknown speed changing devices. This proscreen, thereby utilizing the entire screening surface. The driving pulley 20u on the shaft 19 is preferably made removable so that different sizes of 'pulleys may be used interchangeably according to the speed at which it is desired to rotate the distributer. For some materials, a higher speed of' the distributer is desirable than for others, and by a change in the size of this pulley, this change of speed may be readily provided for. The same result ma of course, be obtained by changing the riving ulley on the main shaft 2, or by the provision of any other wellvision of means for changing the speed of the distributer independently of the specd'of the grinding elements also permits, without other adjustment, the grinding of any particular material to varying degrees of lineness, since the slower the speed of rotation ol the distributer, the greater the amount of material which falls back for regrinding.

The operation is as followsz-The material to. be crushed or pulverized is fed. into the 9o machine through one of the openings 23 in its top or cover plate, and falls downwardly through the screen chamber into the crushing or pulverizing chamber, where it is crushed or pulverized between the wheels 8 and the inner surface of the ring 7. The feed openings 23 and the cover are so disposed that the material in passing through the screen chamber, will pass down around the distributor 22, and will be directed into the crushing or pulverizing'chainber by the inner converging walls of the intermediate hopper section and by the arched hoods 17. The plows or scoops 13 distribute the materials to the action of the wheels S in the inanner described, and also throw a portion of the material upwardly into the screen chamber to the action of the distributer 22, which throws such material laterally against the inner screen or bailclcl. The coaiser parts ol this material are held back by this screen or baille, and fallback onto' the hoods 17 and into the crushing or pulvcrizing chamber for further action. Of the material which passes through this screen or baHie 15, the coaiser parts will also be returned to the crushing or pulverizing chamber, while the liner parts will fall through the bottoni openings 24 into the discharge passages 25, and thence downwardly to a suitable discharge 26 at the base of the machine at the outside of the crushing or pulverizing chamber- The passages 25 are formed between the iiinor and outer walls ol' the intermediate hop per section 171. y The side walls ol' the crushing or pulvcrizing chamber are preferably provided with a,- ieinovable plate 6 of a diameter larger than the diameter ol the plaies ordisks 9. By ic moving the caps oi the bearings 3, and also saliese y which are bolted or otherwise removably secured together. The top plate or cover of the screen chamber is also made removable. In this manuel', access may be conveniently had to the interior of the machine by removing one or more of the casing sections. The casing 27 is also preferabl provided with manholes/ which are norma ly closed by removable covers 28, by the removal of which the interior of the screening chamber may bc inspected.

In the modification shown in Fig. 9, the general construction of the machine is the saine as that above described. ln this form, we have, however, provided ior a further separation. oi the pulver-ized material by providing a thirdscreen 29 placed outside of and concentric with the screens 1.5 and 16, thisscreen 29 being of finer mesh than the screen 16a. The material se arated by the screen 16a passes downward y through the chutes or discharge passages 30, which are so arranged at their lower ends as to deliver the material into a common discharge 31 at the base of the` machine. The material which passes through the screen 2'9 falls downwardly through an outer series of passages or chutes 32, which communicate at their lower ends with a second and separate discharge 33. ln this manner, the material separated by the two screens 1621 and 29 can be deliv ered separately.

The machine above described is extremely simple in its construction, and is also eiect ive and economical in. its operation. It 'will be noted that the parts which do -the work of crushing or pulverizing are solid parts which are free from sprlngs, and which do not re` quire close bearings which would be rapidly' cut out by the material being worked upon.

The screening chamber may be of any desired capacity, and be sufficient to take care of the grinding capacity. By arranging the screen chamber above the crushing or pulverizing chamber, the lmaterial being worked upon is held in the latter until it is properly reduced, and all coarser particles which may be carried upwardly into the screening chamber are returned by gravity for further crushing. By the arrangement' ol' the. screen in the manner" described,` the material will free itself, which prevents any clogging or choking.

Owing to the fact that the grinding elei mentV rotates in a substantially vertical plane, the i'orce of rotation of said element is utilized to throw the material upwardly into the screening chamber, it' being unnecessary to provide means of any kind for changing the direction of' rotation of the material until it reaches the screening chamber where it is deflected outwardly against the screen walls thereof by the action of the distributer.v Furthermore, the arrangement is such that the lower portion of the grinding chamber is constantly kept free from any considerable accumulation of Inaterial which would tend to cushion the grinding elements and interfere with the elficient grinding actioni A further advantage oi my invention results from the facility with which the grinding elements can be removed through an opening in the end `wall oi' the grinding chamber without dismantling the machine,

the intermediate or hopper section being# arched upwardly at the side of the grindihg chamber as described, for the/ga/rpose of providing suiiicient space ro/permit oi` such removal.

ln machines of this character the ultimate capacity of thefmachine is usually determined by the capacity of the screening devices. By the provision of the intermediate downwardly converging hopper section, it will be, noted'that the screening chamber may be made of` any desired height and diameter relatively so as to give th`e machine a screening capacity lfor any kindof material which'will' be equal to its grinding capacity. Theeiiiciency of the screen is also very largely lincre-Med by the manner in which the material is directed against the sereeningsurface. That is to say, the material being thrown upwardly into the screening chamber in the manner before described, is caught by the rotary distributivi' and thereby deflected outwardly against the screening surface. This deiiection is largely in radial lines, whereby ythe material strikes the screening surfaces in directions substantially perpendicular thereto and a maximum percentage of the line material is thus separated out.

It Awill also be noted that we avoid the ex tensions of the laxles or journals of the grinding elements through the walls of the grind ing chamber', the orily joint in the latter being `where the shaft 2' passes therethrough.

This' construction and arrangeii'ient, combined with the suction action of the grinding elements, entirely eliminates the escape of dust from the rounding room.

We do not limitcurselve's, however, to the particular construction and arrangement which we have shown, since we believe ourselves to loe-the iirst to providea'crushing or' grinding chamber into the sur-` "fcgrindm pulverizing machine in which the axis of the distributing fan and screening surface is located above the grinding chamber and at right angles to the axis of the'crushing wheels 5 and annular track or ring. i

B reason of the above construction, the crus ed or pulverized material is forced upwardly into a screening chamber and distributed laterally outward through screens.

1. A pulverizing machine having a grinding chamber with a vertically arranged `grinding ring or track therein, and a rotary grinder cooperating with the track or ring and arranged to throw the pulverir/.ed or partially pulverized material upwardly .ast the ring or track, in combination witih a screenin chamber having screening,y walls arrange about a vertical axis and located above the grinding chamber, and a rotary distributing device in the screening chamber arranged to deiiect outwardly against the lscreen walls of said chamber the material which is projected upwardly by the grinder; substantially as described.

2. A pulvcricirnr machine 'having a grinding chamber Witi a vertically arranged grinding ring or track therein, and a rotary Y grinder coperating tvitnth'e .track or ring, 301m combinatien'with a screening chamber 4having screen waits arranged around a vertical axis A and located above the grinding chamber, anda-rotary distributing device in vthe screeninggchamber arranged todeflect 35 outwardyzag t thjescreen walls of said 'chamber'theinagteral which is projected upwardiy by thegrinder, said screening chamber being of greater diameter than the width of the grinding chamber, and a downwardly 4converging hopper section intermediate f and .coilnectingr withsaid chambers; substantially as described.

3. `A'ptilverizin ing chamber Wit a vertically arranged g ring or track therein, and a rotary grinder cooperating with the track or ring, in combination with a screening chamber havin ser walls arranged around a vertica axis, and Alocated above the grinding xml-cdZiamber, and. a rotary distributingr device in the screening chamber arranged to dcllect outwardly against the screen walls of said chamber the material which is projccted upwardiy by the grinder, the rotary grinder 57 a series of transversely extending @mongie between its grinding` elements, said ccoo sxbeing arranged to converge the materia from-both sides of the ring or track toward the ring or track; substantially as pzldescribed.

i 4f A pulverizing machine having `a grindv121g, chamber with a vertically arranged grinding ring or track therein, and a rotary grinder coperating with the track or ring, in

machine having a grindcaes-se combination with a screening chamber having screening walls arrangcd about a vertical axis and located above thc grindingr cluiuibcr, and a rotary distributing dcvicc in the screening chamber arranged to dcllcct outwardly against the scrccn walls ol' said chamber the material which is projccicd upwardly by thc grinder, togcllicr with driving connections for the distributor havingy iucuus for varying ils speed independently ol' thc speed of the `grindingr clciuciits, to cuiiblc` thc s iced of the distributingY device icliil ivcl to that of thc Irindingr clcincnts to bc varicd lo thereby vary` the character or cxlcut ol' thc separation by the screens7 subshuuiiilhv :is described.

5. in a pulveriziiic` nia-chine, :i cri-indicia chamber having, a vcrticahy arranged grinding track or ring therein, :i ,Qriudcr havingr a plurality of ceiiti'il'ugally acting;l grinding elements which co'ilpcrai'e with lhc track or ring to ell'cct the grinding and pulvcrizing, a screening;- chamber of rclatively large diaiueter above the grindingr chaiiiibcr and into which the iii-.iterial is upwardly thrown by thel rotary motion of the grriudiiurr clcnicnts, a rotary distributing device 'or dcllcctingrr outwardly against the walls ol' the screening chamber the material which is projccteil ujiwardly by the griifnier, and means l'or directing back into the grinding cluiuiber that por'- tion of. such material which docs not pass through the screen walls; substantially as described.

t3. In a pulvcriziiicr machine, a grindingy chamber having a vertically arranged iixcd grinding track or ring, 'a shaft journalcd in bearings at one side only of thcy 'rindinjrr chamber and having :in ovci'huuer portion projecting into said chan'ibcr, a grinder rcmovably secured tothc ovcrhunrr portion'ol the shaft within said chamber, thc other side wall of said chamber having;` :ui opening therein of sufficient diauictcr lo adiuil. of the bodily removal therethrough ol` thc grinder as an entirety from the l'rcc. cud ol' thc shaft without removing the shalt from its bearings, and means for rotating the said shalt. and grinder, substantially as dcscribcd.

7. in a puiveri'aiiicr n'iachiiic, a grinding chamber having a grindingr clcniciii'. lhcrcin which is journaled to rotate in a vertical plane, a screeningr chan'bcr above the lgrinding` chamber, and ot' lgreater diameter than 'the width of said chanihcr, and a downwardly converging' hopper sccliou inicimediaie ot' the grindingr and scrccniurr chainbers, said section having; :in inwardly cxtendina upward arch :it the sidc oi' the grinder to provide space lor t he i'cniova h il' the Agrinder through the cnd wall ol' the grinding chamber; substantially as described.

8. A rotatable carrier for the 2grinding `,rolls oi a puiveriziiig iiiiachinc haviimr aU- shaped scoop in its peripheral portion, the scoop being rearwardly inclined, with its side walls divelging in the direction of rotation of the carrier to thereby force the material nwardly from both sides toward the middlel of the scoop, substantially as described.

9. A pulvcrizing machine haviner reducing vmeans adapted to throw the reduc'ed material directly upward,"a screening chamber above the reducing means and into which the. reduced material is directly thrown, said chamber having screen walls arranged about a vertical aXis,-and a distributing Vdevice in said chamber adapted to deflect the material tially as described.

10. A pulverizin machine having rotary reducing means a apted to throw the reduced material directly upward,a screening chamber above the reducing means and into outward against the screen walls; substan-l which the reduced material is directlythrown, said chamber-having screen walls arranged about a vertical axis, a rotary distributlng device in said chamber adapted to defiectthe material outward against the screen walls, and means for varying the rea tive speeds of 'the reducing means and the distributer; substantially as described.-

11. In a. pulverizing machine, a screening chamber having screen walls arranged about. a Vertical axis, ay grinding chamber below the screening chamber, grinding means in said chamber arranged to throw the ground or partially ground material upwardly into the screening chamber, and a rotary distributin device working in the screening chamber an arranged to change the direction of the inaterial thrown upwardly by the grindinv means and throw such material outwar against the screen walls, the screen walls being formed in separate detachable sections or segments; substantially as described.

Inftestimony whereof, we have hereunto i set our hands.

CHARLES A. DORN. JOHN O. LUDLAM. ('llAS. F. BONNOT. L. BONNOT.

Witnesses:

R. J. Gouin), V. D. NIST. 

